---
title: 'True Jacob (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hans Steinhoff'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-jacob-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022546/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# True Jacob (1931)

1931 · 82 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Der wahre Jakob

## Synopsis

The True Jacob is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Anny Ahlers, and Felix Bressart. It is based on a play by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach which has been adapted into numerous films. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hans Steinhoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-steinhoff)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Wassermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-wassermann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter), [Artur Guttmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-guttmann)
- **Producer:** [Lothar Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/lothar-stark)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Puth](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-puth)

## Cast

- [Paul Henckels](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-henckels)
- [Viktor de Kowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-de-kowa)
- [Felix Bressart](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-bressart)
- [Wilhelm Diegelmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-diegelmann)
- [Hansi Arnstädt](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansi-arnstadt)
- [Ralph Arthur Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-arthur-roberts)
- [Vicky Werckmeister](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicky-werckmeister)
- [Anny Ahlers](https://cinepixo.com/people/anny-ahlers)
- [Harry Halm](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-halm)
- [Julius Falkenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-falkenstein)
- [Anna Müller-Lincke](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-muller-lincke)
- [Gertrud Wolle](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrud-wolle)
- [Margot Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-walter)

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